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7 unusual facts about Fulham F.C.


Abel Resino

This record was also the European record in a single season until 2009, when Edwin van Der Sar from Manchester United broke it against Fulham.

Berekum

The footballer John Paintsil (sometimes spelled as Pantsil), who most recently played for English football sides Leicester City and Fulham FC, was born in Berekum.

Daniel Cousin

On 21 January 2008 it was reported that Premier League side Fulham had had a £2 million bid rejected by Rangers manager Walter Smith.

Fulham F.C. Academy

As part of their training, young players are guided with the aim to gain a BTEC and NVQ qualification.

Laryea Kingston

Despite an approach from Bolton Wanderers and rumoured interest from Newcastle United and Fulham, Kingston joined Hearts on 25 January 2007 on an initial six-month loan deal.

Putney Bridge tube station

Fulham Football Club's Craven Cottage stadium is about 1 kilometre to the north-west, and the tube station is often very busy on matchdays.

St Neots Town F.C.

The club's ambition to move on was shown with the 2009 addition of former Northern Ireland internationals Steve Lomas and Michael Hughes as a player managerial team, where they were joined by Sylvain Legwinski, formerly of Fulham.


1927–28 Blackpool F.C. season

A milestone occurred on Christmas Eve, when Blackpool played their 1,000th Football League game, at Fulham.

1974–75 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham won the FA Cup Final for the second time, recording a 2-0 result against a Fulham side captained by former Upton Park legend Bobby Moore.

Alessandro Riedle

Riedle began his career 1998 with the Liverpool F.C. Academy and joined in summer 1999 with his father to Fulham F.C. who played in the youthteam.

Alex Dawson

Dawson was the last player to score a hat trick in an FA Cup semi-final, back in 1958 when Manchester United beat Fulham 5–3 in a replay at Highbury.

Ashley-Paul Robinson

Robinson then secured a trial with Premier League side Fulham, and marked a new era of football moving into the 21st century by announcing his plans to trial for the Cottagers on his profile on the social networking website Facebook.

Dale Tempest

Born in England but spent much of his youth in Peebles, Scotland, Tempest had played for several English teams including Fulham, Huddersfield Town, Gillingham and Colchester United before arriving in Hong Kong.

Delorimier Stadium

Celtic played an exhibition match at Delorimier Stadium on May 20th against Fulham.

Fred Tully

He spent the next four seasons in the reserves before moving to the South coast to join Second Division Southampton in June 1933, to replace Johnny Arnold who had been transferred to Fulham the previous February.

Goal difference

(N.B. in 1996–97 Wigan Athletic and Fulham finished level on 87 points at the top of the Third Division, but Wigan Athletic were awarded the championship on most goals scored, which was the first tie breaker in use in the Football League between 1992 and 1999, although Fulham had the greater goal difference. It reverted to the Goal Difference method from the start of the 1999–2000 season.)

Habib Beye

His ability to defend well and provide a good outlet going forward have enamored him to the Newcastle faithful and a number of terrace songs became established, starting with a chant of his name to the tune of Happy Days first heard at Fulham.

Joe Gilroy

Gilroy then joined Clyde managed by John Prentice, playing with Jim McLean, Harry Hood and Davie White, and 44 goals in 106 games saw him sign for Fulham where he joined Johnny Haynes, George Cohen and Allan Clark.

Karl-Heinz Riedle

In late September 1999, 34-year-old Riedle moved to Fulham where, along with his old Reds manager Roy Evans, he would serve as caretaker manager until the end of the 1999–2000 season after Paul Bracewell's dismissal; he scored his last goal in a 2–0 win over Queens Park Rangers in a Division One match.

Mani Djazmi

He is renowned for his interest in Middle Eastern football and he has interviewed high-profile sporting people such as Iranian footballing icon Ali Daei and Fulham F.C.'s owner American-Pakistani owner Shahid Khan.

Neil Etheridge

Neil Leonard Dula Etheridge (born 7 February 1990) is an English–Filipino footballer who plays for Fulham and for the Philippines national team as a goalkeeper.

Stan Cullis

During the conflict, he served as a PT instructor in both Britain and Italy, and also managed 34 wartime appearances for Wolves in regional competitions, as well as guesting for Aldershot, Fulham and Liverpool.

Thursday Nights, Channel 5

Before a Europa League match between Fulham and Odense, Football on 5 presenters Jim Rosenthal and Stan Collymore were broadcast singing the chant during a highlights montage.


see also

The Cottage

Craven Cottage, the football stadium of Fulham F.C. in London, often referred to as "The Cottage"